No fear the All Blacks will button down the passion levels, in tomorrow's test against Ireland at Dublin

New Zealand captain Scott Barrett wants to unleash passion - within reason - in the fixture... which is the first between the sides since last year's World Cup.

Plenty has gone on since the ABs won that clash in the quarter-finals but Barrett says while there'll be plenty of feeling, it's about being accurate with their game... and not letting their emotions boil over.



The Wellington Phoenix men have rebutted suggestions of any mind games in the lead-up to their A-League football derby loss to Auckland FC.

Skipper Alex Rufer was on the injured list ahead of the game in the capital, but eventually played.